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Beaverbrook Art Gallery celebrates New Brunswick’s first Family Day with the Launch of a New Program

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Beaverbrook Art Gallery celebrates New Brunswick’s first Family Day with the Launch of a New Program

Fredericton, NB, February 8, 2018 -- Inspired by the excitement and success of the Gallery’s pavilion opening last October, as well as its annual Lord Beaverbrook Day, the Beaverbrook Art Gallery will launch a new, monthly series of Family Art Days in February.

Joining in the celebration of New Brunswick’s first Family Day holiday, the Gallery’s first Family Art Day will be held on Monday, February 19, 2018.

“We are pleased to be able to join in our province’s first Family Day celebration,” says Tom Smart, Director/CEO of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery.…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gallery: Episode 5

So far in this blog series we have talked about different strategies that can be used when you visit an art gallery. Many visitors – whether it is their first or fifteenth visit – may find themselves standing in front of an artwork, unsure of what make of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Holidays Bring a Special Gift to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery

Fredericton, New Brunswick, February 1, 2018 – The Beaverbrook Art Gallery announced today the acquisition of a major work by the French master Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898). The painting, Le Port de Saint-Valery – Clair de Lune (1891) ("Port of Saint-Valery – Moonlight"), was donated by Dr. Lucinda Flemer of St.…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gallery: Episode 4

Abstract art is a style that often viewers either love or hate – or are simply confused by! The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is currently showing a retrospective exhibition from one of Canada’s most inventive and influential abstract artists of the 20th…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gallery: Episode 3

As you’ve no doubt heard by now, we’re always trying to find new ways to bring people and art together here at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. So far in this series, we’ve covered two different strategies to look at artworks in a gallery. Of course, there’s…

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gallery: Episode 2

We’re always trying to find new ways to bring people and art together here at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. In part 2 of this blog series, we are going to share with you another top tip and new way of looking at art.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Gallery: Episode 1

We’re always trying to find new ways to bring people and art together here at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. With the recent opening of our new pavilion, there’s now even more space and even more artworks for you to explore during a visit to the Gallery.